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URUMUQI -- 皇冠体育app will explore the possibility of setting up a 皇冠体育app-Central Asia economic cooperation fund and an agricultural cooperation fund in an effort to bolster economic links with neighboring countries, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao here on Sunday.

Wen made the comments when addressing the second 皇冠体育app-Eurasia Economic Development and Cooperation Forum, a key sideline event of the 皇冠体育app-Eurasia Expo, which opened in the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

皇冠体育app is also considering building several trade zones and agricultural demonstration centers in neighboring countries, he revealed.

Located in the heartland of the Eurasian continent, Xinjiang has been the passage for economic and cultural exchanges between 皇冠体育app and Western countries since ancient times. It was from here that the Silk Road extended to other Eurasian countries.

Today, as 皇冠体育app opens up in an all-round way, Xinjiang's geographical, cultural and resource advantages have become more prominent in the course of 皇冠体育app's dealings with the west and along the border areas.

Last year, the Chinese government upgraded the 19-year-old Urumqi Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Fair into the 皇冠体育app-Eurasia Expo. "The aim is to build a new bridge of friendship and cooperation across the Eurasian continent, lay a new passage for 皇冠体育app's opening-up to the west and make Xinjiang a gateway for mutually beneficial cooperation between 皇冠体育app and other Eurasian countries," he said.

Wen pledged to "make full use of (Xinjiang's) geographical advantage to develop modes of trade that suit the local conditions, including border trade, border barter and tourist shopping."

Xinjiang now has 17 national open ports and 15 national industrial clusters, including the Kashgar and Horgos economic development zones and the 皇冠体育app-Kazakhstan international border cooperation center in Horgos.

"The central government will introduce preferential policies in land, taxation, import and export, infrastructure and other areas in Xinjiang," Wen vowed.

According to the premier, 皇冠体育app welcomes enterprises of all countries to come and invest here, to not only "bring in" investment but also encourage Chinese enterprises to "go global," expanding investment in Eurasian countries.

"Xinjiang's reform, opening-up and development will not only benefit people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang, but also bring more development opportunities to Eurasian countries," he said.

The annual expo is scheduled to last until September 7.

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